Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 55 [055] Classic Routine

The two of them returned to school without meeting any acquaintances.

——Of course, this means that the two of them don’t know anyone else, but with their current fame, it is impossible for others not to know them.

Xu Jinhuan didn't care about this at all. Chen Xingzhu originally wanted more people to see it. This was why she asked Xu Jinhuan to take her home today, so that there wouldn't be so many boys bothering her anymore.

However, when she really came to school sitting on the back of the bicycle, she felt shy when she saw the surprised and gossipy looks of passers-by.

She had a vague feeling that things seemed to have gone a little beyond her original plan of using Xu Jinhuan as a shield.

And the biggest variable is not even Xu Jinhuan.

but yourself.

She discovered that she wasn't as averse to this kind of relationship as she subconsciously thought...

"What are you thinking about?"

Xu Jinhuan went to the carport to park his car. When he came out, he saw Chen Xingzhu standing in a daze under the streetlight. He smiled and asked, "By the way, I want to apologize to you. No matter what it was, I shouldn't have lied to you."

"fine"

Chen Xingzhu shook her head. Before she could decide whether to forgive him, Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "Although I know you can definitely understand my difficulties and good intentions, I am still very grateful that you can forgive me."

Chen Xingzhu knew that he was deliberately mixing up the two things. He walked towards the teaching building with a stern face: "I didn't say I forgive you."

"Well, I shouldn't try to be so clever."

Xu Jinhuan admitted his mistake frankly, "How do you want to punish me?"

"..."

Chen Xingzhu was speechless. Although she was a little angry, she had never thought about punishment.

Normally, if she was angry, she would basically ignore the other person and wait for time to help him calm down, but this trick obviously didn't work when facing Xu Jinhuan.

Of course, this wasn't because she couldn't bear to let him go, but because she still needed him to be her shield...

"Think slowly, don't rush."

Xu Jinhuan followed her to the teaching building. "By the way, the school sports meet will be held after the exams. Have you signed up for any events?"

Chen Xingzhu shook his head.

"It's a pity."

Xu Jinhuan shook his head with great regret. "You have such long legs. It would be a waste if you don't run the 3,000 meters. But it's different for me. I volunteered to run the 3,000 meters. You can come and watch when you have time."

? ?
When Chen Xingzhu heard him say "your legs are so long", she thought he was going to tease her and had already looked past it. She never expected him to make such a turn.

What does "It would be a waste not to run 3,000 meters" mean?
She remained silent, neither accepting nor acknowledging Xu Jinhuan's invitation. She listened to him chatting as they walked into the teaching building and parted ways on the second floor.

The classroom was very lively, but as soon as Chen Xingzhu came in, she noticed that the lively chatting and talking in the classroom had subsided. She didn't care and walked straight to her seat.

"Xingzhu, you're back?"

Zhou Wei, Zhu Xinyao, and Hu Yingxin were all there, chatting excitedly. When they saw Chen Xingzhu coming, they immediately looked at her and asked in unison:
"How are you and Xu Jinhuan?"

"A lot of people know that you and Xu Jinhuan went home... That's not right."

After Hu Yingxin finished speaking, she realized that her words were grammatically incorrect, so she corrected herself: "You were the one who asked him to take you home, not you and Xu Jinhuan."

"Nothing special."

Chen Xingzhu didn't mention that she had really gone home with Xu Jinhuan. She shook her head and asked, "Shouldn't you guys be talking about the exam?"

"I've already taken the test, so it doesn't matter if the answers are right or wrong. Gossip is more exciting."

Zhu Xinyao's exam room was too remote, so she missed the fun this afternoon. Listening to everyone's discussions, she was scratching her head. "Tell me quickly, what happened after the exam this afternoon? Did Xu Jinhuan offer to take you home, or did you ask him to?"

Chen Xingzhu noticed that it wasn't just Zhou Wei and Zhu Xinyao who were curious. Many of the students nearby were also secretly watching. After thinking for a moment, she said, "He's going to give it to me."

This was not for the sake of so-called face, but because she took into consideration her usual personality. If she said that she had taken the initiative to ask for it, many people would certainly find it hard to believe, which would cause the authenticity of this matter to be compromised when it was spread.

"I should have said it publicly this afternoon..."

She quietly reviewed and reflected in her mind, summarizing her experience, "That way, no one will doubt..."

Then, another thought came to mind: 'Since I've already asked him to be a shield, he knows it and doesn't mind it... then why not let him play along for a while?'

For example, something that is more intimate and can make everyone believe that you are really together with him?
This way, no one would bother me anymore. Thinking of this, all the different scenes I'd seen in movies, TV, and novels immediately surfaced in my mind, and I imagined the scenes simultaneously...

"Hey, why is your face red?"

Zhou Wei noticed her strangeness and asked in a low voice, "Holding hands? Or... did he kiss you?"

"no!"

Chen Xingzhu was startled and quickly shook his head to deny it. Of course not, the picture he just imagined in his mind didn't count!

Her voice was a little loud. Although the classroom was noisy, many students nearby were secretly listening to the gossip. They heard it and immediately turned to look over.

Zhou Wei was also startled by her and quickly lowered her head and pretended not to see it.

Chen Xingzhu's cheeks were a little hot. She forced herself to remain calm and took out exercises from the hole in the desk to review the subjects she would take the exam for tomorrow.

Zhou Wei looked up after a few seconds. Seeing that everyone was no longer paying attention, she whispered, "Why are you so excited?"

Chen Xingzhu shook his head and said, "No."

"Something's wrong!"

Zhou Wei looked up and exchanged glances with Zhu Xinyao and Hu Yingxin, confirming that Chen Xingzhu was abnormal. "Something is definitely wrong..."

"Can you guys stop gossiping like that?"

Zhu Xinyao interrupted, "We're at Suicheng No. 1 Middle School. Can't we ask a little about the exam?"

Zhou Wei and Hu Yingxin looked at each other, bewildered, wondering where she had taken the wrong medicine.

"Xingzhu,"

Zhu Xinyao asked Chen Xingzhu, "They both said that you said Xu Jinhuan did very well on the test, and many of his answers were the same as yours... Is that true? Didn't he do very poorly?"

"real."

Chen Xingzhu didn't refuse the topic and nodded in affirmative answer, "He has been studying very hard recently."

"Great!"

Hu Yingxin gave her a thumbs up and said, "Wrapping gossip in the guise of learning really makes a difference!"

"seriously?"

Zhu Xinyao ignored Zhou Wei and asked Chen Xingzhu doubtfully, "Even if you study hard, you won't improve that quickly, right?"

"I suddenly thought of something."

Zhou Wei pinched her chin and said, "Do you remember what Xu Jinhuan said when he first came to our classroom?"

"oh oh!"

Hu Yingxin recalled, "Before Qingming Festival, Xu Jinhuan confessed his love to Xingzhu for the first time, saying that he would study hard, make money, and become more outstanding..."

"You mean, he studied so hard for Xingzhu that he made such rapid progress?"

Zhu Xinyao blinked, almost seeing stars, and then sighed: "How romantic!"

"I just don't know how many points he can get in the exam this time."

Zhou Wei became curious, "Can it be over 550? I heard that Xu Jinhuan only scored 500 points in his last exam..."

Hu Yingxin was surprised and asked, "Isn't that too little?"

"Otherwise, why would it be countdown?"

"We're last, so it shouldn't be that bad, right?"

……

Chen Xingzhu listened to their chatting and couldn't tell what she felt for a moment. She just thought of Xu Jinhuan's inexplicable "confession", how hard he studied in the library, and his great progress in this exam, and her heart couldn't help but be touched.

He even taught himself programming and wrote a game himself!
'Are all these changes due to me?'

One person undergoes a complete transformation for another person. Isn't this a classic trope in many TV shows and novels?
At this moment, Chen Xingzhu realized the value of "classic".

Because she found that she seemed to be unable to be immune to this routine...

(End of this chapter)